The worlds of Herman Kahn :: the intuitive science of thermonuclear war /
Herman Kahn was the only nuclear strategist in America who might have made a living as a standup comedian. In telling his story, Ghamari-Tabrizi captures an era that is still very much with us--a time whose innocence, gruesome nuclear humor, and outrageous but deadly serious visions of annihilation...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Herman Kahn was the only nuclear strategist in America who might have made a living as a standup comedian. In telling his story, Ghamari-Tabrizi captures an era that is still very much with us--a time whose innocence, gruesome nuclear humor, and outrageous but deadly serious visions of annihilation have their echoes in the "known unknowns and unknown unknowns" that guide policymakers in our own embattled world. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (387 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674037564 0674037561 9780674017146 0674017145 |
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| spelling | Ghamari-Tabrizi, Sharon, 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004016046 The worlds of Herman Kahn : the intuitive science of thermonuclear war / Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2005. 1 online resource (387 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue: A Matter of Faith -- 1: How Many Kahns Can There Be? -- 2: The Cold War Avant-Garde at RAND -- 3: The Real Dr. Strangelove -- 4: An Operational but Undetected Capability -- 5: How to Build a World with Artful Intuition -- 6: Faith and Insight in War-Gaming -- 7: The Mineshaft Gap -- 8: On Thermonuclear War -- 9: Comedy of the Unspeakable -- 10: Mass Murder or the Spirit of Humanism? -- Epilogue: A Comic Philosophy -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Herman Kahn was the only nuclear strategist in America who might have made a living as a standup comedian. In telling his story, Ghamari-Tabrizi captures an era that is still very much with us--a time whose innocence, gruesome nuclear humor, and outrageous but deadly serious visions of annihilation have their echoes in the "known unknowns and unknown unknowns" that guide policymakers in our own embattled world. In English. Kahn, Herman, 1922-1983. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79022104 Kahn, Herman, 1922-1983 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJckVRBYBFtVjkVR9M7mBP Nuclear warfare Philosophy. Guerre nucléaire Philosophie. HISTORY Military Nuclear Warfare. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology bisacsh Nuclear warfare Philosophy fast Atomkrieg gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4003420-3 has work: The worlds of Herman Kahn (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGHH3RgJK8MCfTkcqMj6Kd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Ghamari-Tabrizi, Sharon, 1960- Worlds of Herman Kahn. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2005 (DLC) 2004059697 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=282220 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Ghamari-Tabrizi, Sharon, 1960- The worlds of Herman Kahn : the intuitive science of thermonuclear war / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue: A Matter of Faith -- 1: How Many Kahns Can There Be? -- 2: The Cold War Avant-Garde at RAND -- 3: The Real Dr. Strangelove -- 4: An Operational but Undetected Capability -- 5: How to Build a World with Artful Intuition -- 6: Faith and Insight in War-Gaming -- 7: The Mineshaft Gap -- 8: On Thermonuclear War -- 9: Comedy of the Unspeakable -- 10: Mass Murder or the Spirit of Humanism? -- Epilogue: A Comic Philosophy -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Kahn, Herman, 1922-1983. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79022104 Kahn, Herman, 1922-1983 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJckVRBYBFtVjkVR9M7mBP Nuclear warfare Philosophy. Guerre nucléaire Philosophie. HISTORY Military Nuclear Warfare. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology bisacsh Nuclear warfare Philosophy fast Atomkrieg gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4003420-3 |
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| title_full | The worlds of Herman Kahn : the intuitive science of thermonuclear war / Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi. |
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